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| Reluctantly, My Josh White Ovation is listed on eBay, item 260025106498.
By the way, does anyone know how many Josh Whites were made, and how serial numbers rank them in that production (for example, ser. no. 1234, the 100th JW made)?
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Location: Phoenix AZ | No way to know were a certain cereal number puts that guitar in the run of only that model. Most agree that the Josh White was the 3rd most popular model (behind the Deluxe and Standard Balladeers). Based on the relative frequency that these models show up on ebay, I would agree. Personally the JW is my favorite of all the original series models (I have owned 4-5 of them over the years). Great instrument. Hope you get a good price for it. If I didn't have so many other irons in the fire right now I'd be glad to take it and restore it. I just don't have the bandwidth right now. Dave |
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Location: PDX | Anybody have an idea about how much it would cost to have this restored at the "Mothership"?
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Location: Phoenix AZ | Depends how authentic you want to make it. Looks to be like the top needs to be replaced. Inlaid rosette and 5 point bridge, etc. will set you back some. Probably the restoration cost is significantly more than you could sell it for as is. Just a guess. Maybe a better option would be to sell it and put that money toward the new Josh White reissue. Dave |
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Location: SoCal | You could spend $5-$600 at the factory. Have a new bowl and top put on with a 5 point bridge, inlaid rosette, shiny bowl, and either A or modified X bracing. You'd have really great guitar for about half the price of a JW reissue. |
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| Thanks for the comments. There seems to be some potential buyer interest in it. I had no idea the factory undertakes such restoration efforts.
I think some sort of serial number analysis of the original series would be interesting, if Ovation's recordkeeping lends itself to such analysis and the company would be willing to allow it (surely someone here has some connections). I still remember a researcher finding a Gibson model unknown for 60 years after he pored over handwritten factor ledgers from the mid 1930s. |
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1114-4 for sale
